Sa kabila ng pagsusumikap na pagsisid sa butil na ginto sa isang ilog sa Bulacan, nasa P250 lang ang kinita ni Lola Ligaya kasama ang kanyang dalawang apo. Hanggang saan nitong kayang itawid ang kanyang pamilya?
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00:00From the mountains, Lola Ligaya moved to the riverside three months ago.
00:07What they serve are houses that were damaged by the floods.
00:12This is my grandmother's house.
00:14Maybe it will be burned by the sun.
00:24Because here, when it rains, the water is full.
00:29So now, you can look for Ginto because it's still shallow.
00:33Just for the sun.
00:34Little by little, Ginto.
00:39But she still can't fully rest.
00:44Lola Ligaya went fishing again despite the hot weather.
00:51When the sun is strong, it's easier to see Ginto.
00:56I can see the Ginto fish.
00:59If the sun is hot.
01:02I think it's better if it's not hot.
01:26While a lot of people are worried about the floods,
01:34Lola Ligaya didn't accidentally get into an accident.
01:37The rock fell.
01:39It hit my foot.
01:41It hit my foot.
01:44It's bruised.
01:51Does this happen to you often?
01:53Just now, ma'am.
01:55Yes, ma'am.
02:02It hit my foot.
02:04It's bruised.
02:06When did it happen?
02:07A while ago.
02:08It hit my foot.
02:09Why did it hit your foot?
02:11The rock fell.
02:15To better understand what Lola Ligaya is doing,
02:18I accompanied her in fishing.
02:21What do you call this?
02:22Antipara.
02:23Antipara.
02:25It's called Antipara because
02:27you can see what's underneath.
02:31What's difficult here is
02:33you can't breathe
02:35while you're fishing.
02:41Gabe, Lola.
02:45What's that sound?
02:55It's so hard.
03:10I'm so proud of Lola because
03:12it's been a long time.
03:14What Lola is looking for now
03:16is if there's a fish.
03:18Yes, the yellow one.
03:20She's looking for the yellow one
03:22while
03:24her whole face
03:26is under the water.
03:32After a few minutes of fishing,
03:34it seems like we were lucky.
03:38There's one.
03:41Oh, this one.
03:42Are you going to catch it?
03:43Yes, it's small.
03:44Are you going to catch it?
03:46This one.
03:47There it is.
03:49Is it fun even if it's small?
03:51Yes.
03:52If we're going to prove that
03:54each gram of ginto
03:56is worth more than P3,000,
03:58it would be a huge amount
04:00for their daily needs.
04:02But in Lola Ligaya's case,
04:04it's hard for them to save
04:06a gram of ginto.
04:08That's why those who save
04:10from mining,
04:12they sell it for P250.
04:14When you sell ginto,
04:16do you pay
04:18a low price?
04:21Like this one,
04:23they sold it for P3,000.
04:25Yes.
04:27They paid P500 for it.
04:29That's why it's cheap.
04:31Meanwhile,
04:33the price of ginto
04:35is P350 to P400
04:37per gram.
04:39After more than a week
04:41of mining, Lola Ligaya
04:43is going to sell
04:45the ginto she saved.
04:47Just a little bit of ginto.
04:49I will sell it to you
04:51when Sir comes.
04:53We don't collect rice here.
04:55We need it.
04:57She is buying a medal
04:59from them.
05:01Hello, Lola.
05:03Hello.
05:05Do you have ginto?
05:07Just a little bit.
05:09How much will you sell it to me, Lola?
05:11I will sell it to you
05:13for P100.
05:15Just a little bit.
05:18I will just buy
05:20P1,000.
05:22The buyer is happy
05:24that the price of ginto has increased.
05:26Thank you for helping
05:28me.
05:30This is our income
05:32within a week
05:34that we consumed
05:36rice, coffee, sugar,
05:38soap.
05:44Why did you buy it, Lola?
05:46Is P1,000 a lot of money?
05:48No, I am just thankful.
05:58According to the data released by
06:00the Department of Labor and Employment
06:02in 2023,
06:0436.2% or 17 million
06:06of the country's total population
06:08is in the informal sector
06:10or informal economy.
06:12They are the workers who are not
06:14protected from the government
06:16such as the Social Security System
06:18or SSS
06:20or Government Service Insurance System
06:22or GSIS.
06:24In the case of Lola Ligaya,
06:26it would be more helpful
06:28if they are given sufficient training
06:30so that they can stay away from
06:32the dangers while farming
06:34and so that they won't be fooled
06:36and the price of their ginto is correct.
06:38Despite their condition,
06:40I told them
06:43that first, there should be equality.
06:45Create programs
06:47to generate employment
06:49and formalize the informal sector
06:51so that they can access
06:53capital loans.
06:59After several years of Lola Ligaya's
07:01sacrifice, it is no longer surprising
07:03that she has a future.
07:05Along with her age,
07:07her body is getting thinner
07:09and so are her eyes.
07:13To find out the condition
07:15of Lola Ligaya and her family,
07:17we brought them to the local government
07:19of their area.
07:21Is the service
07:23still available?
07:25To be honest,
07:27I just arrived
07:29in this village
07:31which is very remote.
07:33This is the challenge
07:35of the LGU
07:37to provide
07:39services for them.
07:43The social and health workers
07:45also judged the children
07:47and the pregnant women in the family.
07:49Wait a minute.
07:51Let's weigh ourselves, baby.
07:57According to the LGU,
07:59their challenge is
08:01to monitor Lola Ligaya
08:03especially when it rains.
08:05They go to the river
08:07and come back to the mountains.
08:09Whatever their needs are,
08:11whether it's health
08:13or medicine,
08:15maybe that's it, ma'am.
08:17They just need
08:19immediate help
08:21while they are here.
08:23But I don't think
08:25it's long-term because
08:27they are already leaving.
08:29Moving forward, what can the LGU do?
08:31Financial assistance to them.
08:33We will conduct
08:35another home visitation
08:37so that we can really assess
08:40their immediate needs.
08:47For now, because of the limited
08:49resources and opportunities
08:51for people like Lola Ligaya,
08:53it's better for them
08:55to stay in the river.
08:57But because of you,
08:59they are only earning a little from here.
09:01Tomorrow,
09:03on the eve of her death,
09:07along with her grandchildren,
09:09they will continue to swim
09:11in the river
09:13in search of a place
09:15where they can rest.
09:17For example,
09:19when it rains,
09:21you always hope
09:23that you can find a place
09:25where you can rest.
09:27That's how it is.
09:29I can't find a place
09:31where I can rest.
09:39I can't find a place
09:41where I can rest.
09:43I can't find a place
09:45where I can rest.